Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 4
विध्वंसिताः स्त्रियो नैका विधवाश्च विशेषतः
vidhvaṃsitāḥ striyo naikā vidhavāśca viśeṣataḥ
പല സ്ത്രീകളും തകർന്നുപോയി അപമാനിതരായി; പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് വിധവകൾ അത്യന്തം ദുഃഖം അനുഭവിച്ചു.
Narrator (deduced: a Purāṇic narrator within Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A street or palace courtyard where distressed women stand with torn garments and downcast eyes; widows in plain attire sit apart, heads covered, conveying collective grief under an oppressive regime.
FAQs
A ruler’s adharma is measured by the suffering of the vulnerable; harming women and widows is a stark sign of moral collapse.
No tīrtha is directly mentioned in this verse; it supports the broader Māhātmya narrative by illustrating the fruits of adharma.
None; the focus is on social and ethical wrongdoing rather than a rite.